Environmental Studies · Geography

Water Conservation and Management

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Water conservation and management questions evaluate techniques for preserving water resources, traditional harvesting methods, and modern irrigation systems. Topics include wastewater treatment, groundwater extraction, and the economic role of wetlands. These concepts are essential for environmental studies and geography exams.

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Water Conservation and Management Questions

Multiple choice

What should we do to save water?

  1. Use only as much water as is required.

  2. Repair all leaking taps.

  3. We should not leave tap open.

  4. We should reuse water and conserve water.

  5. All of the above.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Yes, above all statements are true. So this is the right answer.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the dominant type of irrigation in Peninsular India?

  1. Canal

  2. Tank

  3. Well

  4. Sprinkler
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Tank irrigation is the dominant type of irrigation in Peninsular India due to the region's undulating terrain, hard rock surface, and historical tradition of building tanks (eris) for water storage. Particularly prevalent in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, tanks were developed centuries ago to harvest monsoon rainfall.

Multiple choice

Operation Flood is a programme to

  1. increase milk production

  2. improve Irrigation

  3. provide Irrigation

  4. Check floods

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Operation Flood (1970-1996) was India's dairy development program aimed at increasing milk production through cooperatives. It made India the world's largest milk producer and created the National Dairy Development Board.

Multiple choice

Water that seeps through the soil forms ____________.

  1. surface water

  2. underground water

  3. sea water

  4. water vapours

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Water seeping down from the land surface adds to the ground water and is called recharge water. Ground water is recharged from rain water and snowmelt or from water that leaks through the bottom of some lakes and rivers. Ground water also can be recharged when water-supply systems (pipelines and canals) leak and when crops are irrigated with more water than the plants can use.

Multiple choice

Swedish expert Falken Mark described water stress as

  1. a region with ample water resources but still facing water scarcity

  2. over-exploitation of water resources to expand irrigated areas and dry-season agriculture

  3. fall in ground water levels

  4. water availability lesser than 1,000 cubic metre per person per day

  5. water scarcity in low rainfall and drought prone regions
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. According to Falken Mark, a Swedish expert, water stress occurs when water availability is less than 1,000 cubic metre per person per day.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements about dams is incorrect?

  1. A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment.

  2. Dam refers to the huge concrete structure that creates the reservoir.

  3. Dams have a section called a spillway or weir over which water flows either intermittently or continuously.

  4. Dams are built for irrigation, electricity generation, water supply for domestic and industrial uses, flood control, recreation, inland navigation and fish breeding.

  5. Dams help us in conserving and managing our water resources.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

No, as dam refers to the reservoir rather than the structure. This is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Fresh water is a scarce resource. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. 20 percent fresh water on Earth is stored as ground water.

  2. Less than 7 percent fresh water on Earth is in lakes and rivers.

  3. India receives nearly 14 percent of the global precipitation.

  4. Large parts of India will join regions with absolute water scarcity by 2025.

  5. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This statement is correct as it is predicted that large parts of India will join regions with absolute water scarcity by 2025.